US Travel Accommodation - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the US Accommodation category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Accommodation – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Accommodation US

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 3.66821580417
96.3317841958
3%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 54
46
54%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 10%
Transactional 9%
Navigational 7%
Seasonal 0%
Local 17%
Problem Solving 0%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Travel Accommodation brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
booking.com 24.85
hotels.com 20.03
expedia.com 13.64
airbnb.com 9.74
priceline.com 2.86
vrbo.com 2.72
hilton.com 2.62
hyatt.com 2.15
marriott.com 1.69
trivago.com 1.56
others 18.14
  • booking.com - 24.85%
  • hotels.com - 20.03%
  • expedia.com - 13.64%
  • airbnb.com - 9.74%
  • priceline.com - 2.86%
  • vrbo.com - 2.72%
  • hilton.com - 2.62%
  • hyatt.com - 2.15%
  • marriott.com - 1.69%
  • trivago.com - 1.56%
  • others - 18.14%

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Booking.com leads with 24.85% click share, followed by Hotels.com at 20.03%. Others collectively hold 18.14%, showcasing diverse advertiser presence.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Travel Accommodation brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date hotels.com booking.com expedia.com airbnb.com trivago.com priceline.com vrbo.com hilton.com kayak.com hyatt.com
2026/04/01 18.29% 19.83% 11.42% 10.02% 3.72% 5.21% 3.29% 2.56% 4.53% 1.74%
2026/04/02 19.93% 14.75% 14.46% 11.17% 4.43% 5.2% 4.06% 1.82% 5.1% 1.54%
2026/04/03 21.86% 13.06% 13.93% 12.59% 3.17% 4.63% 3.76% 1.79% 3.67% 1.72%
2026/04/04 16.42% 13.74% 12.42% 13.93% 5.69% 5.19% 4.63% 1.77% 2.35% 2.11%
2026/04/05 19.05% 15.49% 12.14% 12.5% 3.46% 4.06% 4.58% 1.92% 2.3% 2.35%
2026/04/06 17.44% 18.54% 12.78% 12.47% 5.02% 3.84% 3.91% 2.74% 2.28% 1.89%
2026/04/07 21.73% 12.06% 11.73% 14.06% 5.1% 4.12% 4.72% 3.1% 2.26% 1.87%
2026/04/08 25.58% 11.53% 13.86% 12.27% 4% 4.68% 4.15% 2.61% 0.97% 1.67%
2026/04/09 20.69% 15.07% 14.45% 12.33% 3.25% 3.63% 4.31% 2.68% 1.31% 1.79%
2026/04/10 17.04% 18.85% 13.2% 13.13% 3.3% 4.87% 3% 2.59% 1.34% 1.84%
2026/04/11 19.88% 24.34% 12.68% 10.45% 3.25% 4.61% 3.25% 1.96% 1% 1.6%
2026/04/12 19.18% 22.7% 14.37% 10.44% 2.55% 4.12% 3.88% 1.91% 1.27% 1.47%
2026/04/13 18.46% 18.62% 16.45% 10.68% 3.18% 3.98% 3.37% 2.07% 3.7% 1.45%
2026/04/14 18.42% 23.03% 12.89% 11.1% 2.88% 3.08% 4.04% 2% 2.61% 1.48%
2026/04/15 19.18% 19.02% 15.4% 10.66% 3.03% 4.43% 4.17% 2.07% 1.49% 1.52%
2026/04/16 18.87% 23.31% 12.89% 10.79% 3.14% 2.58% 4.29% 2.34% 2.92% 1.42%
2026/04/17 20.9% 23.37% 12.56% 9.99% 4.08% 1.6% 3.06% 2.19% 2.05% 1.44%
2026/04/18 18.54% 25.26% 15.08% 7.69% 1.11% 3.07% 3.14% 2.24% 2.77% 1.71%
2026/04/19 14.33% 25.21% 18.08% 9.84% 2.74% 3.17% 3.31% 2.46% 1.6% 1.55%
2026/04/20 18.21% 26.47% 13.29% 8.72% 3.75% 3.55% 3.78% 2.74% 2.45% 1.42%
2026/04/21 18.13% 27.4% 11.81% 9.37% 2.4% 2.35% 3.07% 4.72% 2.4% 1.73%
2026/04/22 13.02% 28.93% 11.31% 10.4% 4.21% 3.55% 3.12% 3.26% 3.71% 1.44%
2026/04/23 14.6% 26.65% 13.17% 11.41% 2.98% 2.18% 3.6% 3.2% 2.67% 1.59%
2026/04/24 16.49% 26.14% 14.22% 10.12% 2.52% 3.7% 3.55% 2.76% 3.34% 1.45%
2026/04/25 16.89% 32.69% 14.72% 9.29% 1.04% 2.47% 3.18% 2.36% 1.74% 1.44%
2026/04/26 17.99% 31.56% 15.22% 9.17% 0.84% 2.58% 2.67% 2.45% 2.28% 1.42%
2026/04/27 18.02% 24.75% 14.99% 11.19% 2.13% 3.2% 3.63% 2.89% 1.57% 1.45%
2026/04/28 19.21% 26.11% 17.19% 9.52% 3.01% 2.23% 2.96% 3.13% 1.48% 1.32%
2026/04/29 14.9% 24.73% 16.97% 10.37% 1.3% 4.41% 3.6% 3.57% 2.81% 1.25%
2026/04/30 18.77% 18.68% 17.16% 11.07% 4.8% 3.96% 3.52% 3.48% 1.52% 1.2%
  • hotels.com
  • booking.com
  • expedia.com
  • airbnb.com
  • trivago.com
  • priceline.com
  • vrbo.com
  • hilton.com
  • kayak.com
  • hyatt.com

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In April 2026, Booking.com dominated PPC spend, peaking at 32.69% on April 25. Hotels.com fluctuated, reaching 25.58% on April 8. Expedia and Airbnb maintained moderate shares, while Trivago and Priceline saw lower activity. The month concluded with Booking.com leading.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Travel Accommodation

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/04/01 1511
2026/04/02 1637
2026/04/03 1663
2026/04/04 1597
2026/04/05 1587
2026/04/06 1620
2026/04/07 1538
2026/04/08 1562
2026/04/09 1559
2026/04/10 1555
2026/04/11 1570
2026/04/12 1598
2026/04/13 1597
2026/04/14 1523
2026/04/15 1513
2026/04/16 1459
2026/04/17 1550
2026/04/18 1608
2026/04/19 1598
2026/04/20 1584
2026/04/21 1567
2026/04/22 1586
2026/04/23 1601
2026/04/24 1589
2026/04/25 1635
2026/04/26 1564
2026/04/27 1557
2026/04/28 1540
2026/04/29 1513
2026/04/30 1475

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April saw a dynamic shift in advertisers, starting at 1,511 and peaking at 1,663. The month concluded with a slight decline to 1,475.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Travel Accommodation

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
booking.com 8.46%
expedia.com 2.21%
hilton.com 0.48%
choicehotels.com 0.28%
hotelscombined.com 0.19%
trivago.com -0.53%
hyatt.com -0.64%
priceline.com -1.1%
airbnb.com -2.42%
hotels.com -2.89%

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Booking.com surged with an 8.46% click share increase, while Hotels.com dropped by 2.89%. Expedia.com gained 2.21%, contrasting Airbnb.com’s 2.42% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

US Travel Accommodation Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date booking.com expedia.com hotels.com priceline.com airbnb.com trivago.com vrbo.com hilton.com choicehotels.com kayak.com
2026/04/01 27.38% 12% 13.59% 6.81% 4.67% 3.21% 3.56% 2.28% 0.77% 3.49%
2026/04/02 21.04% 16.15% 11.17% 7.61% 5.4% 4.24% 4.92% 1.89% 0.77% 4.39%
2026/04/03 16.87% 16.1% 13.59% 7.32% 5.94% 3.08% 4.82% 2.05% 0.46% 3.26%
2026/04/04 18.75% 13.74% 10.13% 7.92% 6.54% 5.34% 5.52% 1.8% 0.88% 2.03%
2026/04/05 24.1% 13.49% 10.92% 5.81% 5.58% 3.22% 5.46% 1.94% 2.23% 1.95%
2026/04/06 25.86% 14.24% 10.53% 5.77% 5.7% 4.7% 4.42% 2.78% 0.5% 2.05%
2026/04/07 15.15% 13.87% 13.46% 6.76% 7.08% 5.26% 5.82% 3.61% 1.1% 2.26%
2026/04/08 15.67% 14.98% 17.06% 7.76% 5.91% 4.28% 5.25% 2.91% 1.33% 1.12%
2026/04/09 20.51% 16.85% 11.39% 5.43% 5.78% 3.08% 5.11% 2.78% 1.31% 1.58%
2026/04/10 26.72% 14.32% 10.3% 6.81% 5.85% 2.99% 3.16% 2.66% 0.71% 1.42%
2026/04/11 32.67% 14.61% 12.24% 6.48% 4.58% 2.74% 3.48% 2.19% 0.59% 1.07%
2026/04/12 31.19% 14.56% 13.13% 5.86% 4.54% 2.26% 4.13% 1.93% 1.65% 1.3%
2026/04/13 25.67% 18.24% 10.67% 5.48% 4.87% 2.98% 3.76% 1.98% 2.34% 3.18%
2026/04/14 31.29% 14.21% 10.58% 4.09% 5.03% 2.53% 4.55% 2.05% 1.47% 2.36%
2026/04/15 25.02% 16.82% 12.93% 5.66% 4.86% 2.76% 4.75% 2.07% 1.3% 1.68%
2026/04/16 30.97% 14.98% 10.59% 3.78% 4.88% 2.87% 4.74% 2.49% 2.42% 2.68%
2026/04/17 31.99% 13.63% 13.6% 2.18% 4.44% 3.62% 3.35% 2.46% 1.61% 2.22%
2026/04/18 31.63% 16.63% 11.41% 4.48% 3.4% 1.02% 3.34% 2.61% 2.69% 2.33%
2026/04/19 30.93% 20.02% 9.89% 4.06% 4.07% 2.32% 3.46% 2.63% 2.21% 1.56%
2026/04/20 34.74% 14.55% 10.8% 4.45% 3.83% 3.39% 4.16% 2.65% 1.95% 2.09%
2026/04/21 34.16% 13.11% 11.02% 3.52% 3.94% 1.97% 3.23% 6.05% 1.83% 2.01%
2026/04/22 37.04% 12.92% 7.91% 4.61% 4.28% 3.79% 3.19% 3.17% 1.77% 2.93%
2026/04/23 34.34% 14.8% 9% 2.93% 4.85% 2.56% 3.75% 3.13% 1.49% 2.29%
2026/04/24 33.88% 15.72% 11.85% 4.87% 4.11% 2.04% 3.55% 2.73% 1.28% 2.56%
2026/04/25 40.77% 15.73% 11.53% 3.1% 3.78% 0.88% 3.16% 2.22% 0.88% 1.81%
2026/04/26 40.12% 16.91% 11.34% 3.18% 3.82% 0.73% 2.69% 2.48% 1.29% 1.96%
2026/04/27 31.7% 17.13% 12.45% 3.89% 4.84% 1.77% 3.94% 2.76% 2.62% 1.69%
2026/04/28 33.58% 19.19% 12.52% 3.01% 4.05% 2.54% 3.08% 3.08% 1.75% 1.51%
2026/04/29 31.31% 19.01% 9.77% 5.64% 4.34% 1.21% 3.83% 3.49% 2.25% 2.38%
2026/04/30 24.68% 22.85% 9.53% 5.25% 4.7% 4.11% 3.76% 3.37% 2.6% 1.61%
  • booking.com
  • expedia.com
  • hotels.com
  • priceline.com
  • airbnb.com
  • trivago.com
  • vrbo.com
  • hilton.com
  • choicehotels.com
  • kayak.com

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April saw booking.com dominate with a peak impression share of 40.77% on the 25th. Expedia.com steadily climbed, ending at 22.85%. Hotels.com fluctuated, closing at 9.53%. Priceline.com and airbnb.com showed minor variations, while trivago.com and vrbo.com had modest shares. Hilton.com spiked mid-month, and choicehotels.com remained low. Kayak.com had a slight dip, finishing at 1.61%.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Travel Accommodation

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Travel Accommodation - Last month
  1. 1
    Airbnb Official Site https://www.airbnb.com

    Vacation Rentals & More — Find vacation rentals, cabins, & everything in between. Your next trip starts here. Explore unique...

  2. 2
    Hotels - Booking.com http://www.booking.com › hotels

    Best Price Guarantee — Over 2,563,000 Hotels Worldwide. Quick, Easy Booking. No Reservation Costs.

  3. 3
    Deals on Hotels on Expedia - Competitive Pricing https://www.expedia.com/hotels/book_now

    Search Hotels. Find & Compare Deals and You Can Save Big!

  4. 4
    Great Hotels on Hotels.com https://www.hotels.com

    Fast and Easy. Book in Minutes — Find Hotels on Hotels.com. Compare Options & You Can Save. Browse Reviews & Photos.

  5. 5
    Vrbo Vacation Rentals https://www.vrbo.com

    All The Amenities of Home — Find the Perfect Place for You & Your Family to Reconnect! Vacation Homes on Vrbo. We Have...

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In the competitive world of travel accommodations, Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo dominate Google’s PPC landscape. Airbnb entices with unique stays, while Booking.com guarantees the best prices. Expedia and Hotels.com emphasize savings and ease, and Vrbo highlights family-friendly vacation homes.

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